School of Arts and Sciences
Jones 202
912-279-5876
Program Coordinator:
Jim Carpenter 279-5916
jcarpenter@ccga.edu
The School of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences. The program offers the student the opportunity to select among five concentrations of study: Biochemistry, Coastal Ecology, Pre-professional, and Biological Science Education at the secondary level or Medical Laboratory Science. The Medial Laboratory Science concentration prepares students for employment as entry level medical laboratory scientists.
Admission Requirements
All students must first be accepted to CCGA and meet program prerequisites:
- A grade of C or better in all Area F courses with a 2.5 GPA in area F courses.
- An overall GPA of 2.0 or higher.
- Admission into MLS requires a minimum 2.5 GPA and students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.75 each term once admitted.
- Students must successfully complete the Biology core and MLS core before gaining permission to proceed into the clinical practicum.
- For student interested in pursuing a pre-medical option physics is required.
Other Information
Students majoring in biological sciences are encouraged to join and participate in the CCGA Biology Club.
Total Credits required for Graduation without Pre-Med Option requirement 127-128
Total Credits required for Graduation with Pre-Med Option requirement 135-136
Core Curriculum
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE CURRICULUM
The USG core curriculum was developed with the goals of assuring institutional accountability for learning, incorporating learning requirements in global perspectives and critical thinking, allowing institutions some flexibility in tailoring courses to their institutional mission, while ensuring that core curriculum courses completed at one USG institution or through eCore, the USG’s designated online core curriculum, are fully transferable to another USG institution. All core curriculum requirements must be completed as part of the associate of arts, associate of science, bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degree programs. Each institution’s core curriculum shall consist of 42 semester credit hours with the minimum number of credit hours in each area shown below. (BOR Policy Manual, 3.3.1 Core Curriculum)
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